2023 IIHF World Championship Division II#Group A tournament

{{Short description|Ice Hockey world championships}}

{{main|2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}

{{Infobox international ice hockey competition

| tourney_name = IIHF World Championship
Division II

| year = 2023

| other_titles =

| image =

| size =

| caption =

| country = Spain

| country2 = Turkey

| dates = 16–22 April
17–23 April

| num_teams = 12

| venues = 2

| cities = 2

| prevseason = 2022

| nextseason = 2024

}}

The 2023 IIHF World Championship Division II were two international ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.{{cite web|title=To Tampere/Riga in '23, to Switzerland in '26|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wm/news/36477/to_tampere_riga_in_23_to_switzerland_in_26|website=IIHF|access-date=27 May 2022}}

The Group A tournament was held in Madrid, Spain from 16 to 22 April and the Group B tournament in Istanbul, Turkey from 17 to 23 April 2023.

Spain won the Group A tournament and got promoted, while Iceland finished last, but Georgia was later disqualified by the IIHF and relegated{{Why|date=November 2023}}.{{cite web|title=Spain celebrates gold on home ice|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wmiia/news/43966/spain_celebrates_gold_on_home_ice|website=IIHF|access-date=26 April 2023}} The United Arab Emirates won Group B and got promoted and Mexico was relegated.{{cite web|title=UAE wins 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II – Group B|url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/international/2427418-uae-wins-2023-iihf-ice-hockey-world-championship-division-ii---group-b|website=IIHF|access-date=23 April 2023}}

Group A tournament

{{Infobox international hockey competition

| tourney_name = IIHF World Championship Division II A

| year = 2023

| country = Spain

| image = 2023 IIHF World Championship Division II A.png

| size = 150

| dates = 16–22 April

| num_teams = 6

| venues = 1

| cities = 1

| games = 15

| goals = 120

| attendance = {{#expr: 55 + 117 + 1150 + 64 + 76 + 967 + 256 + 237 + 1169 + 374 + 197 + 1500 + 195 + 260 + 1500}}

| scoring_leader = {{ihicon|CRO}} Borna Rendulić

| points = 11

| website = [https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wmiia Website]

}}

=Participants=

class="wikitable"
Team

! Qualification

{{ih|AUS}}

|Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2019.

{{ih|CRO}}

|Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2022.

{{ih|ESP}}

|Host, placed 4th in Division II A in 2022.

{{ih|ISR}}

|Placed 5th in Division II A in 2022.

{{ih|ISL}}

|Placed 1st in Division II B in 2022 and was promoted.

{{ih|GEO}}

|Placed 2nd in Division II B in 2022 and was promoted.

=Match officials=

Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.{{cite web|title=IIA Competition officials|url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/407/IHM407000_35B_1_0.pdf|website=IIHF|access-date=15 April 2023}}

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RefereesLinesmen
*{{flagicon|JPN}} Goro Terakado

  • {{flagicon|NED}} Ramon Sterkens
  • {{flagicon|SRB}} Štefan Požar
  • {{flagicon|ESP}} Alexei Roshchyn
*{{flagicon|FRA}} Cyril Debuche
  • {{flagicon|JPN}} Masa Hashimoto
  • {{flagicon|NOR}} Niklas Wilhelmsen
  • {{flagicon|POL}} Michał Gerne
  • {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Biec
  • {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Trobajo
  • {{flagicon|SUI}} Dario Fuchs
  • =Standings=

    After the tournament was completed, the IIHF invalidated the results of Georgia and assigned it zero points in the IIHF World Ranking.{{Why|date=January 2024}}{{cite web | title=World Ranking | website=IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation | date=2023-08-26 | url=https://www.iihf.com/worldranking | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101124742/https://www.iihf.com/worldranking | access-date=2023-11-01| archive-date=1 November 2023 }}{{cite web | last=Ellis | first=Steven | title=Canada moves to top of latest IIHF men's hockey rankings | website=Daily Faceoff | date=2023-05-30 | url=https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/canada-moves-to-top-of-latest-iihf-mens-hockey-rankings | access-date=2023-11-01}} Georgia was relegated to Division II B for 2024, while Iceland, the last-placed team, retained its place in this division.{{cite web | title=Teams 2024 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division II, Group B | website=IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation | url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2024/wmiib/teams | access-date=2023-11-01}}

    {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OT

    |update=complete

    |source=[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/407/IHM407000_FINAL_RANKING_1_0.pdf IIHF]

    |team_order=ESP, GEO, CRO, AUS, ISR, ISL

    |win_AUS=1 |OTwin_AUS=0 |OTloss_AUS=0 |loss_AUS=4 |gf_AUS=16|ga_AUS=22

    |win_CRO=3 |OTwin_CRO=0 |OTloss_CRO=0 |loss_CRO=2 |gf_CRO=26|ga_CRO=18

    |win_ESP=5 |OTwin_ESP=0 |OTloss_ESP=0 |loss_ESP=0 |gf_ESP=30|ga_ESP=9 |status_ESP=H

    |win_ISR=1 |OTwin_ISR=0 |OTloss_ISR=0 |loss_ISR=4 |gf_ISR=14|ga_ISR=37

    |win_ISL=1 |OTwin_ISL=0 |OTloss_ISL=0 |loss_ISL=4 |gf_ISL=14|ga_ISL=26

    |win_GEO=4 |OTwin_GEO=0 |OTloss_GEO=0 |loss_GEO=1 |gf_GEO=20|ga_GEO=8

    |hth_AUS=Australia 3 points, +4 GD; Israel 3 points, −2 GD; Iceland 3 points, −2 GD; Israel 7–3 Iceland

    |hth_ISR=AUS

    |hth_ISL=AUS

    |name_AUS={{ih|AUS}}

    |name_CRO={{ih|CRO}}

    |name_ESP={{ih|ESP}}

    |name_ISR={{ih|ISR}}

    |name_ISL={{ih|ISL}}

    |name_GEO={{ih|GEO}}

    |class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.

    |result1=PR |result2=REL

    |res_col_header=PR

    |col_PR=green1 |text_PR=Promoted to the 2024 Division I B

    |col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegated to the 2024 Division II B

    }}

    =Results=

    All times are local (UTC+2)

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    | date = 16 April 2023

    | time = 12:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|GEO}}

    | team2 = {{ih|ISL}}

    | score = 4–1

    | periods = (2–0, 1–1, 1–0)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/407/IHM407901_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Ivan Starostin

    | goalie2 = Jakob Johannesson

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 4–1

    | goals1 = Kurbatov (Bukiya) (PP) – 02:42 / Marov (Bukiya) (PP) – 10:19 / Slesarev (Kurbatov) (SH) – 26:04 / Bukiya (EN) – 56:04

    | goals2 = 31:08 – Arnarsson (Maack, Eggertsson)

    | official = {{flagicon|SRB}} Štefan Požar

    | linesman = {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Biec

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|POL}} Michał Gerne

    | stadium = Pista de Hielo, Madrid

    | attendance = 77

    | shots1 = 24

    | shots2 = 34

    | penalties1 = 12

    | penalties2 = 8

    }}

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    | date = 16 April 2023

    | time = 16:00

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|AUS}}

    | team2 = {{ih|CRO}}

    | score = 4–6

    | periods = (0–3, 4–2, 0–1)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/407/IHM407902_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Anthony Kimlin

    | goalie2 = Vilim Rosandić

    | progression = 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 1–4 / 2–4 / 3–4 / 3–5 / 4–5 / 4–6

    | goals1 = Pataky (Virjassov, Todd) – 30:17 / Kubara (Darge, Kennedy) – 31:14 / Haselhurst (Kennedy, Webster) – 33:39 / Newmark (Kubara, McGregor) – 38:59

    | goals2 = 02:04 – Jović (Kanaet, Smolec) / 04:53 – Mikulić (Smolec, Čanić) (PP) / 11:06 – Rendulić (B. Idžan) / 21:04 – V. Idžan (Rendulić, Marinković) (PP) / 37:43 – Smolec (Jarčov, Marinković) / 58:30 – Rendulić (Jarčov) (EN)

    | official = {{flagicon|ESP}} Alexei Roshchyn

    | linesman = {{flagicon|FRA}} Cyril Debuche

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Trobajo

    | stadium = Pista de Hielo, Madrid

    | attendance = 117

    | shots1 = 28

    | shots2 = 28

    | penalties1 = 8

    | penalties2 = 2

    }}

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    | date = 16 April 2023

    | time = 19:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|ESP}}

    | team2 = {{ih|ISR}}

    | score = 8–2

    | periods = (2–0, 5–1, 1–1)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/407/IHM407903_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Raul Barbo

    | goalie2 = Nir Tichon
    Maksim Kaliaev

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 7–1 / 8–1 / 8–2

    | goals1 = Basile (Encinar) – 04:30 / De Bonilla (Burgos) – 10:12 / González (Rubio, Carbonell) (PP) – 22:07 / Baldris (Rubio, Carbonell) – 23:50 / Rubio (Encinar) – 25:01 / Muratet (Calvo, Donath) – 36:03 / Muñoz (Fernández) – 37:18 / Capillas (De Bonilla, Muratet) (PP) – 47:39

    | goals2 = 22:29 – Spektor (Mazour, Aharonovich) / 57:40 – Khubashvili (Milner, M. Kozhevnikov)

    | official = {{flagicon|NED}} Ramon Sterkens

    | linesman = {{flagicon|SUI}} Dario Fuchs

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Niklas Wilhelmsen

    | stadium = Pista de Hielo, Madrid

    | attendance = 1,150

    | shots1 = 53

    | shots2 = 15

    | penalties1 = 4

    | penalties2 = 12

    }}

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    | date = 17 April 2023

    | time = 12:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|CRO}}

    | team2 = {{ih|ISL}}

    | score = 6–2

    | periods = (2–0, 3–1, 1–1)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/407/IHM407904_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Vilim Rosandić

    | goalie2 = Johann Ragnarsson

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 6–2

    | goals1 = Vedlin (B. Idžan, Rendulić) – 01:22 / Dobrić (Smolec, Čanić) – 08:39 / Čavlović (Mikulić, Čanić) – 30:27 / B. Idžan (Rendulić) – 33:53 / Čanić (Dobrić, Mikulić) (PP) – 37:26 / V. Idžan (Marinković) – 44:03

    | goals2 = 28:58 – Leifsson (Mikaelsson, Arason) / 46:36 – Alengård (Hlynsson, Eggertsson)

    | official = {{flagicon|ESP}} Alexei Roshchyn

    | linesman = {{flagicon|FRA}} Cyril Debuche

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Niklas Wilhelmsen

    | stadium = Pista de Hielo, Madrid

    | attendance = 64

    | shots1 = 35

    | shots2 = 25

    | penalties1 = 4

    | penalties2 = 10

    }}

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    | date = 17 April 2023

    | time = 16:00

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|ISR}}

    | team2 = {{ih|GEO}}

    | score = 3–7

    | periods = (2–1, 1–3, 0–3)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/407/IHM407905_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Maksim Kaliaev

    | goalie2 = Ivan Starostin

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 3–4 / 3–5 / 3–6 / 3–7

    | goals1 = Raskin (Levin) – 10:58 / Milner (Spektor, Kozhevnikov) – 12:59 / Spektor (Milner) – 23:22

    | goals2 = 19:40 – Obolgogiani (Kurbatov) (PP2) / 21:04 – Kochkin (Dziov, Karelin) (PP2) / 27:57 – Kurbatov (Obolgogiani) / 28:18 – Karelin / 44:31 – Karelin (Ermoshenko) (PP) / 58:11 – Karelin (Dziov) (EN) / 59:05 – Bukiya (Kurbatov) (EN)

    | official = {{flagicon|NED}} Ramon Sterkens

    | linesman = {{flagicon|POL}} Michał Gerne

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Trobajo

    | stadium = Pista de Hielo, Madrid

    | attendance = 76

    | shots1 = 17

    | shots2 = 48

    | penalties1 = 14

    | penalties2 = 2

    }}

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    | date = 17 April 2023

    | time = 19:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|ESP}}

    | team2 = {{ih|AUS}}

    | score = 8–1

    | periods = (2–0, 4–0, 2–1)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/407/IHM407906_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Raul Barbo

    | goalie2 = Anthony Kimlin

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 6–0 / 7–0 / 7–1 / 8–1

    | goals1 = De Bonilla (Capillas, Torralba) – 13:45 / Capillas (Guerra) – 15:30 / Carbonell (Burgos, Baldris) – 20:38 / Carbonell (Rubio, Burgos) – 22:56 / González (Rubio, Carbonell) (PP) – 35:32 / González (Capillas, Torralba) – 37:19 / Carbonell (Baldris, Burgos) (PP) – 46:15 / Burgos (Carbonell, Rubio) – 51:25

    | goals2 = 50:46 – Virjassov (Kubara, Webster)

    | official = {{flagicon|JPN}} Goro Terakado

    | linesman = {{flagicon|SUI}} Dario Fuchs

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Masa Hashimoto

    | stadium = Pista de Hielo, Madrid

    | attendance = 967

    | shots1 = 41

    | shots2 = 23

    | penalties1 = 4

    | penalties2 = 14

    }}

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    | date = 19 April 2023

    | time = 12:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|CRO}}

    | team2 = {{ih|ISR}}

    | score = 12–1

    | periods = (4–1, 4–0, 4–0)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/407/IHM407907_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Vito Nikolić

    | goalie2 = Nir Tichon
    Maksim Kaliaev

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 7–1 / 8–1 / 9–1 / 10–1 / 11–1 / 12–1

    | goals1 = Rendulić (B. Idžan, Bezuk) – 00:54 / Jarčov (Rendulić) – 04:08 / Mikulić – 09:21 / Čanić (Dobrić, Silović) – 17:31 / V. Idžan (Rendulić, Jarčov) – 23:26 / Dimitrijević (Jović, Kanaet) – 28:18 / Bezuk (Čanić, Mikulić) – 37:11 / Rendulić (Čavlović) – 39:05 / Mikulić (Dobrić) (PP) – 55:57 / Marinković (Bezuk, Rendulić) – 56:34 / Marinković (Silović, Rendulić) – 59:26 / Kanaet (Dimitrijević, Čavlović) – 59:38

    | goals2 = 16:00 – Milner (Spektor, Levin) (PP)

    | official = {{flagicon|SRB}} Štefan Požar

    | linesman = {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Biec

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Dario Fuchs

    | stadium = Pista de Hielo, Madrid

    | attendance = 256

    | shots1 = 55

    | shots2 = 25

    | penalties1 = 31

    | penalties2 = 16

    }}

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    | date = 19 April 2023

    | time = 16:00

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|AUS}}

    | team2 = {{ih|ISL}}

    | score = 2–4

    | periods = (1–1, 1–0, 0–3)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/407/IHM407908_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Anthony Kimlin

    | goalie2 = Jakob Johannesson

    | progression = 1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4

    | goals1 = Caruana (Landa, Kubara) – 11:42 / Virjassov (Landa, Kennedy) (PP) – 32:10

    | goals2 = 15:21 – Hafsteinsson (Arnarsson, Eggertsson) / 55:03 – Mikaelsson (Magnússon, Sveinsson) / 57:13 – Mikaelsson (Magnússon, Leifsson) / 59:24 – Leifsson (Magnússon, Mikaelsson) (EN)

    | official = {{flagicon|JPN}} Goro Terakado

    | linesman = {{flagicon|JPN}} Masa Hashimoto

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Trobajo

    | stadium = Pista de Hielo, Madrid

    | attendance = 237

    | shots1 = 36

    | shots2 = 34

    | penalties1 = 11

    | penalties2 = 8

    }}

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    | date = 19 April 2023

    | time = 19:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|ESP}}

    | team2 = {{ih|GEO}}

    | score = 2–0

    | periods = (0–0, 1–0, 1–0)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/407/IHM407909_74_4_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Raul Barbo

    | goalie2 = Mikhail Fofanov

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0

    | goals1 = Donath (Muñoz, Zaballa) – 26:07 / Muratet (Baldris, González) (EN) – 59:59

    | goals2 =

    | official = {{flagicon|NED}} Ramon Sterkens

    | linesman = {{flagicon|FRA}} Cyril Debuche

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Niklas Wilhelmsen

    | stadium = Pista de Hielo, Madrid

    | attendance = 1,169

    | shots1 = 27

    | shots2 = 25

    | penalties1 = 6

    | penalties2 = 10

    }}

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    | date = 21 April 2023

    | time = 12:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|ISR}}

    | team2 = {{ih|AUS}}

    | score = 1–7

    | periods = (0–2, 1–3, 0–2)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/407/IHM407910_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Maksim Kaliaev

    | goalie2 = Anthony Kimlin

    | progression = 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6 / 1–7

    | goals1 = Mazour (Ben Tov, Levin) (PP) – 29:41

    | goals2 = 03:44 – Kennedy (Virjassov, Haselhurst) / 17:48 – Caruana (Kubara) / 25:16 – Caruana (Kubara, Darge) / 35:27 – Caruana (Kubara) (PP) / 39:30 – Virjassov (Landa) (PP) / 51:41 – Malloy (Taylor) / 58:43 – Malloy (Darge, Caruana) (PP)

    | official = {{flagicon|SRB}} Štefan Požar

    | linesman = {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Biec

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|NOR}} Niklas Wilhelmsen

    | stadium = Pista de Hielo, Madrid

    | attendance = 374

    | shots1 = 31

    | shots2 = 51

    | penalties1 = 16

    | penalties2 = 8

    }}

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    | date = 21 April 2023

    | time = 16:00

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|GEO}}

    | team2 = {{ih|CRO}}

    | score = 6–0

    | periods = (1–0, 1–0, 4–0)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/407/IHM407911_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Ivan Starostin

    | goalie2 = Vilim Rosandić
    Vito Nikolić

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 6–0

    | goals1 = Bukiya (Marov, Kozyulin) – 08:52 / Slesarev (Karelin, Obolgogiani) – 27:19 / Karelin (Obolgogiani) – 42:42 / Obolgogiani (Karelin, Ermoshenko) (PP) – 44:23 / Shvetsov (Kharizov, Ermoshenko) – 45:50 / Dziov (Bukiya, Kozyulin) – 55:57

    | goals2 =

    | official = {{flagicon|ESP}} Alexei Roshchyn

    | linesman = {{flagicon|FRA}} Cyril Debuche

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Trobajo

    | stadium = Pista de Hielo, Madrid

    | attendance = 197

    | shots1 = 32

    | shots2 = 24

    | penalties1 = 10

    | penalties2 = 6

    }}

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    | date = 21 April 2023

    | time = 19:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|ISL}}

    | team2 = {{ih|ESP}}

    | score = 4–7

    | periods = (1–2, 1–2, 2–3)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/407/IHM407912_74_4_1.pdf

    | goalie1 = Jakob Johannesson

    | goalie2 = Raul Barbo

    | progression = 0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 2–4 / 2–5 / 3–5 / 3–6 / 3–7 / 4–7

    | goals1 = Arason (Leifsson, Mikaelsson) – 13:05 / Jóhannsson (Björgvinsson) – 28:56 / Arnarsson (Jóhannesson) – 43:52 / Rúnarsson (Alengård, Hlynsson) – 59:22

    | goals2 = 05:33 – Donath (Guerra, Zaballa) / 14:31 – Encinar (González, Capillas) / 23:41 – Muñoz (González, García) / 28:26 – Granell (Donath, Zaballa) / 42:53 – Baldris (Capillas) / 48:16 – Torralba (Baldris, García) / 52:58 – Granell (Donath)

    | official = {{flagicon|JPN}} Goro Terakado

    | linesman = {{flagicon|POL}} Michał Gerne

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Masa Hashimoto

    | stadium = Pista de Hielo, Madrid

    | attendance = 1,500

    | shots1 = 16

    | shots2 = 37

    | penalties1 = 2

    | penalties2 = 8

    }}

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    | date = 22 April 2023

    | time = 12:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|AUS}}

    | team2 = {{ih|GEO}}

    | score = 2–3

    | periods = (1–0, 0–3, 1–0)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/407/IHM407913_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Charles Smart

    | goalie2 = Mikhail Fofanov

    | progression = 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 2–3

    | goals1 = Caruana (Lodge) – 15:19 / Todd (Woodman, Kubara) (EA) – 58:29

    | goals2 = 27:28 – Ermoshenko (Slesarev, Kochkin) / 31:50 – Karelin (Kochkin, Obolgogiani) / 34:28 – Karelin (Kharizov, Marov)

    | official = {{flagicon|ESP}} Alexei Roshchyn

    | linesman = {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Biec

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Cyril Debuche

    | stadium = Pista de Hielo, Madrid

    | attendance = 195

    | shots1 = 40

    | shots2 = 28

    | penalties1 = 8

    | penalties2 = 6

    }}

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    | date = 22 April 2023

    | time = 16:00

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|ISL}}

    | team2 = {{ih|ISR}}

    | score = 3–7

    | periods = (1–1, 2–4, 0–2)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/407/IHM407914_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Jakob Johannesson

    | goalie2 = Nir Tichon

    | progression = 0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 3–4 / 3–5 / 3–6 / 3–7

    | goals1 = Mikaelsson (Leifsson, Eggertsson) – 12:51 / Arason (Mikaelsson, Magnússon) (PP) – 22:02 / Jóhannsson (Arason, Alengård) – 31:25

    | goals2 = 02:05 – Levin (Spektor, Milner) / 23:52 – Aharonovich (Spektor) / 30:56 – Levin / 36:17 – Milner (Levin) (SH) / 39:23 – Milner (Levin, M. Kozhevnikov) (PP) / 49:17 – Milner (Levin) / 59:22 – Spektor (Levin, E. Kozhevnikov) (PP, EA)

    | official = {{flagicon|JPN}} Goro Terakado

    | linesman = {{flagicon|SUI}} Dario Fuchs

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Trobajo

    | stadium = Pista de Hielo, Madrid

    | attendance = 260

    | shots1 = 41

    | shots2 = 30

    | penalties1 = 10

    | penalties2 = 8

    }}

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    | date = 22 April 2023

    | time = 19:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|CRO}}

    | team2 = {{ih|ESP}}

    | score = 2–5

    | periods = (2–1, 0–1, 0–3)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/407/IHM407915_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Vilim Rosandić

    | goalie2 = Raul Barbo

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4 / 2–5

    | goals1 = Jarčov – 07:24 / Kegalj (Jarčov, V. Idžan) (SH) – 10:06

    | goals2 = 11:18 – Donath (Fernández, García) (PP) / 20:33 – González (Encinar) / 53:06 – Donath (Muñoz) / 57:20 – Rubio (Carbonell, Fernández) / 58:06 – Muratet (Fernández, Encinar) (PP)

    | official = {{flagicon|NED}} Ramon Sterkens

    | linesman = {{flagicon|POL}} Michał Gerne

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|JPN}} Masa Hashimoto

    | stadium = Pista de Hielo, Madrid

    | attendance = 1,500

    | shots1 = 24

    | shots2 = 36

    | penalties1 = 10

    | penalties2 = 6

    }}

    =Statistics=

    ==Scoring leaders==

    List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

    class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
    Player

    !GP

    !G

    !A

    !Pts

    !+/−

    !PIM

    !POS

    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|CRO}} Borna Rendulić54711+24F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|GEO}} Ivan Karelin5639+68F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|ISR}} David Levin5279−30F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|ESP}} Dorian Donath5538+60F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|ISR}} Aviv Milner553808F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|ESP}} Alejandro Carbonell5358+62F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|ESP}} Gastón González5437+84F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|ISL}} Andri Mikaelsson5347−10F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|ISR}} Ilya Spektor5347−48F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|AUS}} Casey Kubara5167−10F

    GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position

    Source: [https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/407/IHM407000_85B_14_0.pdf IIHF.com]

    ==Goaltending leaders==

    Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

    class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
    Player

    !TOI

    !GA

    !GAA

    !SA

    !Sv%

    !SO

    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|GEO}} Ivan Starostin180:0041.337594.671
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|ESP}} Raul Barbo300:0091.8010391.261
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|AUS}} Anthony Kimlin238:28174.2813187.020
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|ISR}} Maksim Kaliaev170:03196.7014286.620
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|CRO}} Vilim Rosandić225:50164.2511485.960

    TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts

    Source: [https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/407/IHM407000_85A_14_0.pdf IIHF.com]

    =Awards=

    class="wikitable"
    PositionPlayer{{Cite web|url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/407/IHM407000_85I_1_0.pdf|title=Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIB|website=IIHF|access-date=22 April 2023}}
    Goaltender{{ihicon|ESP}} Raul Barbo
    Defenceman{{ihicon|ESP}} Bruno Baldris
    Forward{{ihicon|CRO}} Borna Rendulić

    Group B tournament

    {{Infobox international hockey competition

    | tourney_name = IIHF World Championship Division II B

    | year = 2023

    | country = Turkey

    | image = 2023 IIHF World Championship Division II B.png

    | size = 130

    | dates = 17–23 April

    | num_teams = 6

    | venues = 1

    | cities = 1

    | games = 15

    | goals = 124

    | attendance = {{#expr: 51 + 63 + 85 + 63 + 78 + 185 + 54 + 45 + 280 + 43 + 87 + 428 + 48 + 55}}

    | scoring_leader = {{ihicon|UAE}} Sergei Kuznetsov

    | points = 16

    | website = [https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wmiib Website]

    }}

    =Participants=

    class="wikitable"
    Team

    ! Qualification

    {{ih|NZL}}

    |Placed 3rd in Division II B in 2019.

    {{ih|BEL}}

    |Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.

    {{ih|BUL}}

    |Placed 4th in Division II B last year.

    {{ih|MEX}}

    |Placed 5th in Division II B last year.

    {{ih|UAE}}

    |Placed 1st in Division III A last year and was promoted.

    {{ih|TUR}}

    |Host, placed 2nd in Division III A last year and was promoted.

    =Match officials=

    Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.{{cite web|title=IIB Competition officials|url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/423/IHM423000_35B_1_0.pdf|website=IIHF|access-date=16 April 2023}}

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    RefereesLinesmen
    *{{flagicon|AUS}} Robert Love-Dekazos

    • {{flagicon|CRO}} Trpimir Piragić
    • {{flagicon|GER}} Bastian Steingross
    • {{flagicon|KAZ}} Konstantin Chubenko
    *{{flagicon|CHN}} Chi Hongda
  • {{flagicon|CRO}} Tomislav Grozaj
  • {{flagicon|GER}} Wayne Gerth
  • {{flagicon|GBR}} Nathan Carmichael
  • {{flagicon|NED}} Lodewijk Beelen
  • {{flagicon|TUR}} Berkay Aslanbey
  • {{flagicon|TUR}} Taha Kavlakoğlu
  • =Standings=

    {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OT

    |update=complete

    |source=[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/423/IHM423000_FINAL_RANKING_1_0.pdf IIHF]

    |team_order=UAE, BEL, BUL, NZL, TUR, MEX

    |win_NZL=2 |OTwin_NZL=0 |OTloss_NZL=0 |loss_NZL=3 |gf_NZL=15|ga_NZL=22

    |win_BEL=4 |OTwin_BEL=0 |OTloss_BEL=0 |loss_BEL=1 |gf_BEL=33|ga_BEL=10

    |win_BUL=3 |OTwin_BUL=0 |OTloss_BUL=0 |loss_BUL=2 |gf_BUL=19|ga_BUL=20

    |win_MEX=0 |OTwin_MEX=0 |OTloss_MEX=0 |loss_MEX=5 |gf_MEX=10|ga_MEX=36

    |win_UAE=5 |OTwin_UAE=0 |OTloss_UAE=0 |loss_UAE=0 |gf_UAE=35|ga_UAE=10

    |win_TUR=1 |OTwin_TUR=0 |OTloss_TUR=0 |loss_TUR=4 |gf_TUR=12|ga_TUR=26|status_TUR=H

    |name_NZL={{ih|NZL}}

    |name_BEL={{ih|BEL}}

    |name_BUL={{ih|BUL}}

    |name_MEX={{ih|MEX}}

    |name_UAE={{ih|UAE}}

    |name_TUR={{ih|TUR}}

    |class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.

    |result1=PR |result6=REL

    |res_col_header=PR

    |col_PR=green1 |text_PR=Promoted to the 2024 Division II A

    |col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegated to the 2024 Division III A

    }}

    =Results=

    All times are local (UTC+3).

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    | date = 17 April 2023

    | time = 13:00

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|NZL}}

    | team2 = {{ih|BEL}}

    | score = 1–4

    | periods = (0–0, 0–1, 1–3)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/423/IHM423901_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Joel Hasselman

    | goalie2 = Arne Waumans

    | progression = 0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4

    | goals1 = Vortanov (Nicholls) – 49:57

    | goals2 = 29:21 – Kolyasnikov (Cuylen, Pyl) / 45:58 – Coolen (Steyaert, Bogaerts) (PP) / 53:43 – Van den Bogaert (Van Espen) / 54:02 – Verelst (Coolen)

    | official = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Konstantin Chubenko

    | linesman = {{flagicon|TUR}} Berkay Aslanbey

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|NED}} Lodewijk Beelen

    | stadium = Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

    | attendance = 51

    | shots1 = 11

    | shots2 = 56

    | penalties1 = 8

    | penalties2 = 4

    }}

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    | date = 17 April 2023

    | time = 16:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|BUL}}

    | team2 = {{ih|MEX}}

    | score = 4–2

    | periods = (1–1, 2–0, 1–1)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/423/IHM423902_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Dimitar Dimitrov

    | goalie2 = Tomas Payro

    | progression = 0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2

    | goals1 = Gatchev (Yotov) (PP) – 05:00 / Nakov (Muhachev) – 27:58 / Vasilev – 30:23 / Vasilev (Dilkov, V. Dikov) – 55:35

    | goals2 = 01:51 – Majul (PP) / 44:01 – Tapia (A. Valencia, Matsubara) (PP2)

    | official = {{flagicon|CRO}} Trpimir Piragić

    | linesman = {{flagicon|GBR}} Nathan Carmichael

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|TUR}} Taha Kavlakoğlu

    | stadium = Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

    | attendance = 63

    | shots1 = 31

    | shots2 = 28

    | penalties1 = 31

    | penalties2 = 14

    }}

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    | date = 17 April 2023

    | time = 20:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|TUR}}

    | team2 = {{ih|UAE}}

    | score = 0–8

    | periods = (0–3, 0–4, 0–1)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/423/IHM423903_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Eren Demirtürk
    Tolga Bozacı

    | goalie2 = Mate Tomljenović

    | progression = 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 0–6 / 0–7 / 0–8

    | goals1 =

    | goals2 = 07:57 – Zakharau (Chuikov, Kuznetsov) / 11:11 – Klavdiev (Kuznetsov, Shapavalau) (PP) / 11:50 – Kuznetsov (Al-Humaidi, Binsammoud) / 23:17 – Chuikov (Kuznetsov, Zakharau) / 25:27 – Kuznetsov (Chuikov) (PP) / 30:20 – Chuikov (Zakharau, J. Al-Dhaheri) / 37:53 – Zakharau (J. Al-Dhaheri, Chuikov) (PP) / 55:02 – Zakharau (Chuikov, Remess)

    | official = {{flagicon|GER}} Bastian Steingross

    | linesman = {{flagicon|GER}} Wayne Gerth

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|CRO}} Tomislav Grozaj

    | stadium = Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

    | attendance = 85

    | shots1 = 27

    | shots2 = 46

    | penalties1 = 10

    | penalties2 = 4

    }}

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    | date = 18 April 2023

    | time = 13:00

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|BUL}}

    | team2 = {{ih|NZL}}

    | score = 7–2

    | periods = (4–0, 0–0, 3–2)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/423/IHM423904_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Dimitar Dimitrov

    | goalie2 = Csaba Kercsó-Magos
    Joel Hasselman

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 6–0 / 6–1 / 7–1 / 7–2

    | goals1 = Yotov (Tchaliov) – 01:31 / Vasilev (Boyadjiev) (SH) – 09:52 / Yotov (Tchaliov) – 17:19 / V. Dikov (Vasilev) – 18:31 / Dilkov (V. Dikov, Gatchev) (PP) – 40:49 / Yotov (V. Dikov) – 48:31 / Dilkov – 49:44

    | goals2 = 48:52 – Vortanov (Dallimore) / 59:15 – Challis (Polozov)

    | official = {{flagicon|AUS}} Robert Love-Dekazos

    | linesman = {{flagicon|CHN}} Chi Hongda

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|TUR}} Taha Kavlakoğlu

    | stadium = Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

    | attendance = 63

    | shots1 = 46

    | shots2 = 29

    | penalties1 = 39

    | penalties2 = 10

    }}

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    | date = 18 April 2023

    | time = 16:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|BEL}}

    | team2 = {{ih|UAE}}

    | score = 3–4

    | periods = (0–2, 1–2, 2–0)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/423/IHM423905_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Arne Waumans
    Jelle Lievens

    | goalie2 = Mate Tomljenović

    | progression = 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 1–4 / 2–4 / 3–4

    | goals1 = Steyaert (Blockx, James) – 25:59 / Steyaert (Gyesbreghs, James) (PP) – 47:50 / Gyesbreghs (Steyaert) – 55:25

    | goals2 = 01:37 – Al-Haddad (Klavdiev, Vukoja) / 04:53 – Chuikov (Kuznetsov, Tomljenović) / 21:59 – Kuznetsov (Zakharau) (PP) / 25:08 – Usenka (Klavdiev)

    | official = {{flagicon|GER}} Bastian Steingross

    | linesman = {{flagicon|TUR}} Berkay Aslanbey

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Wayne Gerth

    | stadium = Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

    | attendance = 78

    | shots1 = 50

    | shots2 = 21

    | penalties1 = 6

    | penalties2 = 10

    }}

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    | date = 18 April 2023

    | time = 20:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|MEX}}

    | team2 = {{ih|TUR}}

    | score = 0–5

    | periods = (0–3, 0–1, 0–1)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/423/IHM423906_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Tomas Payro
    Marcello de Antuñano

    | goalie2 = Tolga Bozacı

    | progression = 0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5

    | goals1 =

    | goals2 = 09:09 – Meydancı (Aydın, Odabaş) / 15:59 – Gökçen (Aydin, Faner) / 17:21 – Kavaz (Bingöl) / 25:58 – Faner (Bakal, Savaş) (PP) / 49:25 – Tayğar (Savaş, Bakal) (PP)

    | official = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Konstantin Chubenko

    | linesman = {{flagicon|NED}} Lodewijk Beelen

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Nathan Carmichael

    | stadium = Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

    | attendance = 185

    | shots1 = 36

    | shots2 = 28

    | penalties1 = 14

    | penalties2 = 39

    }}

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    | date = 20 April 2023

    | time = 13:00

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|NZL}}

    | team2 = {{ih|UAE}}

    | score = 1–7

    | periods = (1–1, 0–4, 0–2)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/423/IHM423907_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Csaba Kercsó-Magos

    | goalie2 = Mate Tomljenović

    | progression = 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6 / 1–7

    | goals1 = Louw (Joyce, Dallimore) – 02:38

    | goals2 = 04:40 – Zakharau (Shapavalau) / 25:25 – J. Al-Dhaheri (Kuznetsov) / 26:30 – Kuznetsov (J. Al-Dhaheri, Zakharau) / 29:54 – Klavdiev / 34:56 – Chuikov (Vukoja, Zakharau) / 46:57 – Zakharau (Bassayev, Chuikov) / 48:01 – Kuznetsov (Al-Humaidi)

    | official = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Konstantin Chubenko

    | linesman = {{flagicon|NED}} Lodewijk Beelen

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|CRO}} Tomislav Grozaj

    | stadium = Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

    | attendance = 54

    | shots1 = 23

    | shots2 = 57

    | penalties1 = 4

    | penalties2 = 6

    }}

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    | date = 20 April 2023

    | time = 16:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|BEL}}

    | team2 = {{ih|MEX}}

    | score = 11–2

    | periods = (4–0, 4–2, 3–0)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/423/IHM423908_74_4_1.pdf

    | goalie1 = Jelle Lievens

    | goalie2 = Tomas Payro
    Marcello de Antuñano

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 7–1 / 8–1 / 8–2 / 9–2 / 10–2 / 11–2

    | goals1 = Gyesbreghs (Verelst) (SH) – 09:10 / Verelst (Van den Bogaert, Coolen) – 12:57 / Cuylen (Blanchy) – 14:48 / Coolen (Van den Bogaert) – 15:31 / Gyesbreghs (James, Blockx) (PP) – 20:35 / James (Blockx) – 24:57 / Van den Bogaert (Blanchy) (PP) – 34:55 / Bosmans (Kolyasnikov, Gyesbreghs) – 36:20 / Blockx (James, Gyesbreghs) – 40:38 / Van den Bogaert (Verelst) – 51:25 / Verelst (Cuylen) – 52:15

    | goals2 = 22:46 – Chávez (Díaz) / 39:59 – Majul (Tapia, Cuellar)

    | official = {{flagicon|AUS}} Robert Love-Dekazos

    | linesman = {{flagicon|TUR}} Berkay Aslanbey

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|TUR}} Taha Kavlakoğlu

    | stadium = Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

    | attendance = 45

    | shots1 = 65

    | shots2 = 14

    | penalties1 = 32

    | penalties2 = 18

    }}

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    | date = 20 April 2023

    | time = 20:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|BUL}}

    | team2 = {{ih|TUR}}

    | score = 5–3

    | periods = (1–0, 2–0, 2–3)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/423/IHM423909_74_4_1.pdf

    | goalie1 = Dimitar Dimitrov

    | goalie2 = Tolga Bozacı

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 4–3 / 5–3

    | goals1 = Nakov (Stamenov, Georgiev) – 15:58 / Georgiev (Boyadjiev) (SH) – 22:19 / Tchaliov (Boyadjiev) – 34:36 / Dilkov (Vasilev, Tchaliov) – 59:42 / K. Dikov (Georgiev) (EN) – 59:46

    | goals2 = 43:30 – Y. Karş (Bakal, Tayğar) / 46:12 – Ö. Karş (Kavaz, Bingöl) / 51:24 – Karakoç (Ö. Karş, Faner)

    | official = {{flagicon|CRO}} Trpimir Piragić

    | linesman = {{flagicon|CHN}} Chi Hongda

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Wayne Gerth

    | stadium = Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

    | attendance = 280

    | shots1 = 36

    | shots2 = 36

    | penalties1 = 18

    | penalties2 = 6

    }}

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    | date = 21 April 2023

    | time = 13:00

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|MEX}}

    | team2 = {{ih|NZL}}

    | score = 2–7

    | periods = (1–2, 0–3, 1–2)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/423/IHM423910_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Tomas Payro
    Marcello de Antuñano

    | goalie2 = Joel Hasselman

    | progression = 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 2–5 / 2–6 / 2–7

    | goals1 = A. Valencia (Cuellar, L. Valencia) (PP) – 09:13 / Cuellar (García, Tapia) – 40:11

    | goals2 = 14:01 – Craig (Cox, Challis) / 17:47 – Kozak (Polozov, Regan) (PP) / 26:14 – Henderson (Burns, Cox) (PP) / 32:16 – Orr (Kozak, Polozov) / 37:00 – Ellis (Challis, Burns) (PP) / 40:35 – Kozak (Polozov) / 46:44 – Dallimore (Vortanov, Hayward)

    | official = {{flagicon|CRO}} Trpimir Piragić

    | linesman = {{flagicon|TUR}} Berkay Aslanbey

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|GER}} Wayne Gerth

    | stadium = Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

    | attendance = 43

    | shots1 = 18

    | shots2 = 50

    | penalties1 = 16

    | penalties2 = 12

    }}

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    | date = 21 April 2023

    | time = 16:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|UAE}}

    | team2 = {{ih|BUL}}

    | score = 7–2

    | periods = (2–0, 5–1, 0–1)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/423/IHM423911_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Mate Tomljenović

    | goalie2 = Dimitar Dimitrov
    Andrea Karabadjakov

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 5–0 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 7–1 / 7–2

    | goals1 = Al-Humaidi (Shapavalau, Binsammoud) – 07:36 / Klavdiev (Vukoja) (PP) – 19:59 / Usenka (Zakharau, Kuznetsov) (PP) – 22:31 / Usenka (Klavdiev, Al-Mahrooqi) – 22:47 / Chuikov (Kuznetsov, Tomljenović) (PP) – 27:47 / Binsammoud (Shapavalau) – 31:38 / Klavdiev (SH) – 34:25

    | goals2 = 29:42 – Vasilev (Dilkov, V. Dikov) / 50:52 – Yotov

    | official = {{flagicon|GER}} Bastian Steingross

    | linesman = {{flagicon|CHN}} Chi Hongda

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|TUR}} Taha Kavlakoğlu

    | stadium = Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

    | attendance = 87

    | shots1 = 42

    | shots2 = 23

    | penalties1 = 4

    | penalties2 = 11

    }}

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    | date = 21 April 2023

    | time = 20:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|TUR}}

    | team2 = {{ih|BEL}}

    | score = 2–9

    | periods = (2–2, 0–4, 0–3)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/423/IHM423912_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Tolga Bozacı

    | goalie2 = Arne Waumans

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4 / 2–5 / 2–6 / 2–7 / 2–8 / 2–9

    | goals1 = Meydancı (Odabaş) – 01:27 / Hars (Aydın) – 01:39

    | goals2 = 05:32 – Gyesbreghs (Kolyasnikov) / 09:11 – James (Van Espen) (AG) (EA) / 23:36 – Verelst (Steyaert, Gyesbreghs) (PP) / 26:12 – Blockx (James, Gyesbreghs) (PP) / 31:15 – James (Verelst, Gyesbreghs) / 35:16 – Versin (Gyesbreghs, Bosmans) / 49:11 – Coolen (Blanchy) (PP2) / 49:52 – Gyesbreghs (Verelst) / 59:17 – Verelst (Blockx, Gyesbreghs) (PP)

    | official = {{flagicon|AUS}} Robert Love-Dekazos

    | linesman = {{flagicon|GBR}} Nathan Carmichael

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|CRO}} Tomislav Grozaj

    | stadium = Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

    | attendance = 428

    | shots1 = 24

    | shots2 = 59

    | penalties1 = 23

    | penalties2 = 6

    }}

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    | date = 23 April 2023

    | time = 13:00

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|UAE}}

    | team2 = {{ih|MEX}}

    | score = 9–4

    | periods = (3–0, 1–2, 5–2)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/423/IHM423913_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Ahmed Al-Dhaheri

    | goalie2 = Marcello de Antuñano

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 6–2 / 7–2 / 7–3 / 8–3 / 9–3 / 9–4

    | goals1 = Kuznetsov (Vukoja) – 00:59 / Vukoja (Remess) (SH) – 09:35 / Klavdiev (Usenka, Kuznetsov) – 19:13 / M. Al-Dhaheri (Vukoja, Klavdiev) – 38:11 / Zakharau (Shapavalau) – 45:20 / Klavdiev (Kuznetsov, Usenka) – 45:32 / J. Al-Dhaheri (Zakharau) (PP) – 48:00 / J. Al-Dhaheri (Kuznetsov, Zakharau) – 51:18 / J. Al-Dhaheri (Kuznetsov, Vukoja) (PP2) – 53:59

    | goals2 = 20:32 – Tapia (Ayala, Cuellar) / 32:19 – Apud (Cuellar, Díaz) / 48:26 – E. Valencia (Rullan, Chávez) (PP) / 57:28 – Cuellar (Tapia, Díaz)

    | official = {{flagicon|AUS}} Robert Love-Dekazos

    | linesman = {{flagicon|CHN}} Chi Hongda

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|TUR}} Taha Kavlakoğlu

    | stadium = Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

    | attendance = 48

    | shots1 = 54

    | shots2 = 22

    | penalties1 = 14

    | penalties2 = 12

    }}

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    | date = 23 April 2023

    | time = 16:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|BEL}}

    | team2 = {{ih|BUL}}

    | score = 6–1

    | periods = (2–0, 2–1, 2–0)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/423/IHM423914_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Arne Waumans

    | goalie2 = Dimitar Dimitrov

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1

    | goals1 = James (Steyaert, Blockx) – 11:20 / Blockx (Steyaert, James) – 16:33 / Verelst (Van Espen, Coolen) – 30:28 / Van den Bogaert (Verelst, Coolen) – 35:11 / Blockx (Van Espen, James) – 50:24 / Coolen (Verelst) (SH) – 51:49

    | goals2 = 21:50 – Tchaliov (Yotov, Boyadjiev)

    | official = {{flagicon|GER}} Bastian Steingross

    | linesman = {{flagicon|TUR}} Berkay Aslanbey

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Nathan Carmichael

    | stadium = Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

    | attendance = 55

    | shots1 = 59

    | shots2 = 12

    | penalties1 = 8

    | penalties2 = 12

    }}

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    | date = 23 April 2023

    | time = 20:30

    | team1 = {{ih-rt|NZL}}

    | team2 = {{ih|TUR}}

    | score = 4–2

    | periods = (4–0, 0–0, 0–2)

    | reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/423/IHM423915_74_3_0.pdf

    | goalie1 = Joel Hasselman

    | goalie2 = Tolga Bozacı

    | progression = 1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 4–1 / 4–2

    | goals1 = Orr (Kozak, Polozov) – 01:02 / Henderson (Cox, Burns) (PP) – 08:21 / Challis (Cox, Polozov) (PP) – 18:32 / Nicholls (Orr, Polozov) – 18:58

    | goals2 = 50:01 – Bakal (Faner) (PP) / 58:56 – Bakal (Faner, Tayğar) (PP)

    | official = {{flagicon|KAZ}} Konstantin Chubenko

    | linesman = {{flagicon|NED}} Lodewijk Beelen

    | linesman2 = {{flagicon|CRO}} Tomislav Grozaj

    | stadium = Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

    | attendance = 610

    | shots1 = 30

    | shots2 = 35

    | penalties1 = 16

    | penalties2 = 14

    }}

    =Statistics=

    ==Scoring leaders==

    List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

    class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
    Player

    !GP

    !G

    !A

    !Pts

    !+/−

    !PIM

    !POS

    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|UAE}} Sergei Kuznetsov58917+144D
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|UAE}} Maxim Zakharau56814+90F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|BEL}} Sam Verelst56713+84F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|BEL}} Vadim Gyesbreghs55813+100D
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|UAE}} Artem Klavdiev56511+66F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|UAE}} Ilia Chuikov55510+84F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|BEL}} Alec James54610+80F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|BEL}} Dries Blockx5459+60F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|BEL}} Ben Coolen5448+70F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|UAE}} Juma Al-Dhaheri5257+74F
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|BEL}} Iniaz Steyaert5257+84F

    GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position

    Source: [https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/423/IHM423000_85B_18_0.pdf IIHF.com]

    ==Goaltending leaders==

    Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

    class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
    Player

    !TOI

    !GA

    !GAA

    !SA

    !Sv%

    !SO

    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|UAE}} Mate Tomljenović240:0061.5011795.121
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|NZL}} Joel Hasselman221:29112.9812091.600
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|BEL}} Arne Waumans200:2051.505291.230
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|TUR}} Tolga Bozacı239:34153.7613890.201
    style="text-align:left;"|{{ihicon|BUL}} Dimitar Dimitrov269:32194.2316489.620

    TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts

    Source: [https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/423/IHM423000_85A_15_0.pdf IIHF.com]

    =Awards=

    class="wikitable"
    PositionPlayer{{Cite web|url=https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/423/IHM423000_85I_1_0.pdf|title=Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIA|website=IIHF|access-date=23 April 2023}}
    Goaltender{{ihicon|UAE}} Mate Tomljenović
    Defenceman{{ihicon|BEL}} Vadim Gyesbreghs
    Forward{{ihicon|UAE}} Maxim Zakharau

    References

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